Lin Feng-jiao

Lin Feng-jiao
File:Lin Feng-jiao.jpg
Chinese name	林鳳嬌
Chinese name	林鳳嬌 (traditional)
Chinese name	林凤娇 (simplified)
Pinyin	Lín Fèngjiāo (Mandarin)
Jyutping	Lam4 Fung6 Giu1 (Cantonese)
Pe̍h-ōe-jī	Lîm Hōng-kiau (Hokkien)
Born	(1953-06-30) 30 June 1953 Taipei, Taiwan
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1972–1982
Spouse(s)	Jackie Chan (1982-present)
Children	Jaycee Chan (b. 1982)
Ancestry	Quanzhou, Fujian, China
Awards Golden Horse Awards Best Actress 1979 The Story of a Small Town

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Lin.

Lin Feng-jiao, (born 30 June 1953) Traditional Chinese: 林鳳嬌(LínFèngJiāo) also known as Joan Lin, is a retired award-winning Taiwanese actress.

Early life

Lin was the second child of five children. She dropped out of school at age 12 due to her family's poverty.

Career

In 1972, at age 19, she starred in her first film, The Hero of Chiu Chow (poster) / Hero of Waterfront (onscreen) (潮州怒漢), a kung fu film. Many of her films are based on the novels of Chiung Yao.

In 1979, she won Best Leading Actress in the 16th Golden Horse Awards for her performance in The Story of a Small Town (小城故事). Lin has made over 70 films during her 10-year career.

Personal life

She met Jackie Chan in 1981 and they married in Los Angeles the following year. Their only child, a son Jaycee Chan (now also an actor and singer), was born the day after they got married. Lin has since retired from the film industry.

See also

• Cinema of Taiwan

External links

• Feng-Jiao Lin at the Internet Movie Database

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